The Yoga Sutra has been the "go-to" text for the study and practice of Yoga since the emergence of Yoga in its modern form more than a century ago. This talk will highlight key features of how to use this text in the context of a Yoga class. Particular attention will be given to its ethical content, its meditation instructions, its psychological insights, and its underlying freedom-affirming philosophy.
In this talk we'll cover some of the main reasons to study Sanskrit. We will discuss the differences between Eastern and Western approaches to learning the language and why it is helpful to integrate the two. It is also important to understand how many different possible translations there are fo...
In this talk, we will explore Vedic chanting through a brief tour of its vast and rich history and its unbroken, endearing tradition. We will also delve into a few of the basic rules of Vedic chanting. We will then learn to chant the exquisite Purusha Suktam from the Rig Veda - the oldest of the ...
In classical yoga, seeing is equated with knowing. In the body the mystical eye, located in the center brow, is considered the gateway to insight, vision and states of sublime meditation. This seeing does not involve outward looking, but inner perception with “the mind’s eye". In this presentatio...
